Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-17

BIER GIFT OF PROPHECY AND CIAIRvoYAHCE-
HOW SUE FINALLY SECURED RxR LIBERATION.
The crowd in the Circuit Court room this morn
Ing was larger than ever. The doors OF the court
room were closed to spectators nearly half an hour
before the proceedings opened because there was
no room for more. The space inside and outside OF
the bar was then crowded with women. to whom
the court officers had given precedence OF admis-
sion. When Mr. Emmons arrived with his counsel
there was loud buzz OF comment and a portion
OF the women broke out I'm Kisses. A few minutes
later, when Mrs. Emmons entered the court
room on the arm OF Mr.. Garrett, the
audience applauded. Marshal Wilson, then rising,
made little speech, which restored quiet
Ladies and gentlemen he said, al desire to
state before the proceedings commence that II
mere Is any demonstration OF applause I will
quiet"
Women struggled in the court room for good
places OF observation. Hundreds OF them stood
up, some OF them chung to elevated positions on
window sills most eager desire not only 10
near but TO see was manifested. The faces OF the
Jury, the counsel, Mr.. and MIS- Emmons and OF
tne marshal were closely scrutinized through
opera glasses.
MRS EANONs' TREATMENT IN RlyooNINGpALK
After the jury was called Mrs. Emmons was led
10 the stand by Mr. Garrett and resumed her
story, beginning with her experience In Blooming
dale asylum. When she was taken there she said
came to see her that afternoon. He WAS there
ABOUT nfteen minutes. During the whole OF the
time, she said she was begging him for cigarette,
as every thlng had been taken from her. DR., Sims
promised TO come and see her again. but he never
ud, ana she has never seen him since. Dr. Mich
OILS, she said, did not return home for about four
weeks. Meanwhile DR.. Brown had tried TO make
her take medicine which she believed was doing
ner harm She deceived her nurse and concealed
the medicine, and began then TO get better.
THE MARSHAL THREATENS TO CLEAR THE COURT
Here the spectators began to buzz again and the
marshal said very sharply, 'If you don't stop talk
ing Will clear the court room"
Mrs. EmmOns, proceeding with her story said
Dr. Brown discovered that she had not taken
the medicine and came to her and said he would
make her take il, and talked OF stomach pumps
and things OF that kind. She said she made up her
mind that he could not make her take it. swell"
she went on, '.he was stronger than I, but made
him take one dose OF that medicine He took IL
and dld not see him for three days When he
came BACK he was like a cur that hal been whipped
and knew that he couldn't do the same thing
again."
Here Mr.. Kent coughed rather loudly, and the
witness VIII, turned TO him and said sharply "Mr Kent
Mr.. Kent promised to keep quiet, and Mrs. En-
mons went on. She said that while in the hospi-
TAI sne tred TO forget or not to hear the shrieks of
people VINO We're really mad. So she tried TO
amuSe anu help the poor people about her. sThatr
she SAID. was called deusion, want OF apprecia-
tion OF my position. No it was not. II was be-
cause did not want to go mad. By helping to
anuse Others could forget my own troubiesS
HER REST DISTURBED By THE sHRIEKs OF THE
LUNATICs.
"At night when wished to Sleep" she went on,
II heard the shrieks OF those who were really
mad, and then decided that must have sleep or
go mad myself" She said that the lights used To
be put out at nine o'clock. In order To have some
thing to occupy her mind she learned to write I'm
the dark. She used TO write little stories and
every kind OF nonsense that came into her head
she wrote a story about the people in the place
she called The attendants dragons" One day an
attendant found what she had written and took m
to the doctor. That was construed as a design
10 escape. She said she was treated kindly at
the asylum by all except DR.. Brown. She was al
lowed by Dr. Nichols TO go to the greenhouses and
to go about the grounds. Mr.. EmmOns did not
come and see her after she went to the asylum
one morning she saw Mr.. Emmons coming to the
asylum. and she went and spoke to him over the
renee. She saw him again another morning walk
ing near DIR. Nichols house. Mrs EmmOnS smoke
OF case where she
PROGRESSED TO FoRETRLL THE FUTURE
of one of the patients, which had been described
as a delusion. She said this lady was her aunder-
ground railway" the one through whom she got
cigarettes and other things she wanted This lady
was soon 10 leave The asylum. Her husband had
told her CMrs. EmmonS OF house by u lakeside
which he was having built for his wife To amuse
her she pretended TO read her future and Described
this future home. She did it to give the poor wo-
man hope, and hope that would be realized
"That was all the trick OF prophecy she
said: ''There may be possibilities OF prophecy. I
don't know, but think it is guessing. one can
guess pretty well some times"
She described Dr. kempSter'S visit to Blooming.
dale, DIR. kempster, She said, told Or. Nichols AZ
dinner that she had served up
LITTLE Niger BABY"
naked for lunch. Mrs EmmOns laughed at this story
absurd. She said the little boys mother there
and she would not have permitted It, "Kempster
told Dr. Nichols" she went on ''that had served
this child up on platter quite naked, with noth-
ing but napkin over him. that had served him
for lunch, as a new dish. Now don't know what
that story is untrue"
She described another interview with Mr.. En-
mons In which ne asked her If she was still under
the deluSiOn that he was not her husband She
said she believed they were legally separated He
then held out paper, which she said was decree
found out afterwards that this was the action OF
the court In the proceedings taken here before a
jury when she was adjudged insane, and her hus-
band was appointed committee.
THE DAY SHE SIGNED.
Mr.. Garrett here read the decree In those pro.
ceedngs calling attention to the fact that she was
adJudged insane from the 2Sth day OF November.
! ss5.
= ''That was the dayI signed -"began Mrs
.sThe articles Of separation, said MI. Garrett.
the sentence.
when her husband spoke to her OF thes papers
she said he told her that they did away with the
articles OF separation and all that had go ne before
She was she said, even foolish enough to say 81
am glad OF It." She said her husband was partf-
cular to be very kind to her In public. but he was
not so kind in private She remarked In the course
OF her testimony, 81 was Just sane then
She stopped moment, and then looking at her
husband she said emphat1cally, 'AS he is now
She described also the interviews with Drs
Hamilton and Mcdonald at Bloomingiale She
described another incident where she had pre-
tended TO cla1rvoyant powers by describing q
house she well knew as though she saw IT with
her minds eye. This, she said, was reported by
DR.. Brown to DR.. Hamilton as delusion.
WOULD LIKE TO BE MAN.
Mrs EmmOns then described her experiences at
DR.. Smiths asylum In Connecticut Mrs. Emmons
expressed Indignation at DR.. Brown, OF Blooming
dale, for having told DR.. Smith that she was dam
gerOuS, and otherwise, she claimed falsely rep
her case. Speaking OF this, not having
words in which to express her feelings she turned
to her counsel and said, swell, viii you tell me
how to spell damn"
sLater," said Mr.. Garrett.
swell" said Mrs Emmons 81 would IKE to be q
man when meet him again"
SHE WANTED CIGARETTE.
She spoke OF her efforts to induce Dr. Smith to
let her smoke and his final consent. He used to
allow her, he said, one cigarette q day, and she
mould t,s smoke Test part the OF t. and then
so as to smoke it another time. He did
not want his children to see her smoke
One day, he said, she went to him for her cigar
clined to attend to her wants. The children were
playing on the cl1fI. He said he had promised
them q half hours play, and never broke PROM
Use to them. She thought he had made q promise
to her and that the children might have been put
of for time. She became very angry, che said,